Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-25
SUNDRY LETTERS.
MORGAN CHAMPloN-THE FOxHUNTERs.
MANCHESTER, n. V. Feb. I.

MORGAN CHAMPlON-THE FOxHUNTERs.
MANCHESTER, n. y, Feb. Z, 1887.
Editor Register Find enclosed Sl.50
to pay for the REGISTER for the year 1887
As | am a Morgan man, | like the REG
rsTER very much. | sent you bill of a
stallion | own Morgan Champion) about
Il year ago. don't know whether you
want to put him in your book or not; if
you do, send blank and will fill it out.
The pedigree of his sire was not fully
given in the bill on his dams side, which
is First dam by imported Trustee, second
dam by old Henry Clay, third dam
Kentucky bred mare of Messenger de-
scent. Morgan Champion is Morgan in
every sense of the word; his dam was Il
granddaughter of Vermont Black Hawk.
lie is a premium horse also. lie was first
shown in public when five years old at
the Western New York fair of 1882 as a
road stallion and won the first prize and
gave half mile trial in 30, and at the
Ontario County fair he took the first
prize over eight stations in same class.
The same year at the Mon Agricultural
society fair at Palmyra, Wayne county,
he took first prize in stallion race. In
1883 he took second prize as coach stallion
at the Western New York fair. In 1885
he took first prize at the Ontario County
fair in the class for general purposes. IN
| 1856 he took first prize at Palmyra as
road stallion and first money in stallion
race. beating in three straight heats. At
| the Worlds fair in the town of Gorham,
Ontario county, New York. he took first
prize as road stallion. At Rochester he
took the prize over IA number of stations
in class for road, one.,of which WIS the
celebrated trotting stallion Whalcbonc
and showed the most speed and he has
never been trained. | think he can beat
any unframed stallion that | have ever
seen. lie is mahogany chestnut a
stripe in the face and white ankles behind,
fine silver name, extra fine tail full up to
the body, a regular Morgan tail, and a
good head, deep shoulder, short back,
extra loin, smooth hip, which is longer
than his back, very heavy muscled all
round, perfect limbs and feet. lie is 1G
hands high, weighed Jan II, 1887, 1856
pounds.
Morgan Champion shall be in book
He seems to be very much of champion
EDITOR REGISTER.
l see in the REGISTER of Jan. 81 al
article on FoXhunter horses of Western
New York. | noticed some mistakes OF
names and places which | know to be
wrong, and knowing that you are trying
to get the true pedigrees of horses
thought | would correct them. In order
to do this / will commence with Ole
Whaley FOXhunter. | knew the horse
from the time Welcome c. Ross drought
him here to Pennington until his death
| have known Mr.. Ross over 10 years.
saw him the fifth of this month. He sale
he bought the old horse about the yeai
1872. Whalcy said he was raised on tho
line between Pennsylvania and Nirgini;
and was brought from there to Geneseo
Livingston county, y. y, by MAJ
whose name was Mack, when a colt two
years-and sold him to his father, ant
they kept him some years; then they solo
him to 90 TO Ohio, where he remained
some years. Then they got him back
kept him until Welcome c. Ross bought
him of Robert Whaley, being at the time
30 years old. Ross says the pedigree givei
was that FoXhunter was sired by an i'm
ported running horse called FoXhunter
who ran race on the Pennsylvania line
and won purse of $4,000; then was solo
for $4,000. The dam of Whaley Fox.
hunter was Tally Ilo mare said to be j.;
fast trOtter.
While Ross kept this horse he sired {
great many good horses; there were
quite number of stations kept from
him-every one Il good stock-getter
There was one raised by James Dillon OF
Pennington, Ontario Co., n. Y. Hi,
dam was sired by Il Spulater horse, heI
dam by Spectator horse. This Dillon
colt when grown became the Wormley
FoXhunter. He sired the Otis Antisdalt
FoXhunter dam unknown). Otis An
tisdale lived in Pennington, Ontario Co.
\. Y. The Antisdale horse sired John
Potter's FoXhunter, but | think the dan
of Potter's horse did more for him thar
his sire, for he is 4 perfect model of {
Morgan.
Yours truly,
GARRISON ALDRICH.
JOHN S. PARIS ON PARIS HANDLE